Alexander C Bassos

Alexander C Bassos

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Rating: 9.0

Licensed for 30 years

Criminal defense Lawyer at Portland, OR
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Expungement

630 SW 5th Ave Ste 500, Portland, OR

About Alexander

Practice Areas

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Practice Areas

Criminal Defense 50%

I'm the training director for the public defender, an adjunct professor at the local law school, the editor in chief of two defense resource websites and one of the founding faculty for the statewide training of forensic evaluators. I regularly consult with attorneys throughout the state on expungement and mental health cases. I've been practicing criminal defense since I graduated in 1995.

31 years | 5,000 cases

50%
Expungement 50%

I've run an expungement clinic open to the community for more than a decade. I run community legal clinics at low-income housing sites. I run Project Clean Slate. And I'm in charge of outreach and partnerships in the community.

23 years | 12,000 cases

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Licenses

Licensed in Oregon for 27 years

State: Oregon

Acquired: 1998

Pro Bono - Active

No misconduct found

Licensed in Michigan for 30 years

State: Michigan

Acquired: 1995

Resigned

No misconduct found

Location

Metropolitan Public Defender Services Inc

630 SW 5th Ave Ste 500, Portland, OR, 97204

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Laurie Shertz

Criminal defense lawyer | Oct 04

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"Alex is an extremely talented and compassionate lawyer. He understands that each case is unique and needs to be tailored to the needs of the client. He works hard to understand his clients, and applies the law in creative ways in order to protect their rights."

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Ryan Scott

Criminal defense lawyer | Nov 11

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"Nobody in Oregon criminal defense understands mental health issues better than Mr. Bassos."

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Experience

Rating:  9.0 (Superb)

Honors

2011

President's Award, Oregon Criminal Defense Lawyers Association

Work Experience

2013 - Present

Adjunct Professor of Law, Lewis and Clark Law School

2010 - Present

Director of Training and Outreach, Metropolitan Public Defender

2005 - 2010

Chief of Specialty Courts, Metropolitan Public Defender

1998 - 2005

Staff Attorney, Metropolitan Public Defender

1995 - 1998

Attorney, The Reynolds Law Firm, PC

Associations

2016 - Present

National Association for Public Defense

Treasurer/Secretary/Executive Committee/Steering Committee

2014 - Present

National Association for Public Defense

Chair of the MyGideon Committee

2010 - Present

Oregon Criminal Defense Lawyers Association

Chair of the Web Committee

Education

1995

Indiana University

JD - Juris Doctor

1992

Michigan State University

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Speaking Engagements

2016

Annual Conference

Fines and Fees

2015

Forensic Certification Training

Legal Foundations of Forensic Psychology

2014

Annual Conference

Expungements

2012

Winter Conference

Ethics and Mentally Ill Clients

2012

Life in the Balance

The DSM - A Lawyer's Perspective

2012

Life in the Balance

Decisional Competency

2012

Clackamas Community College

Expungement Workshop

2011

Better People Annual Forum

Expungements

Publications

2016

OCDLA Oregon Expungement Guide

2011

Oregon Criminal Defense Lawyers Association Mental Health and Criminal Defense - A Manual
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